Plethora of Pumpkins

Happy Tuesday, peeps!  I had fun this morning doing a bit of fussy cutting for a thank you card I needed!  The Atlantic Hearts sketch is a really fun one, and the Hand Stamped Sentiments has a fun mood board:

So here we go:

I used the top two photos as my inspiration; I diecut two Stitched Rectangles of Very Vanilla and Lost Lagoon, and patched them together to make a longer rectangle, and mounted them on a piece of Very Vanilla embossed with the Twisted Rope embossing folder.  I stamped some pumpkins from Pick of the Patch in various colors, then sponged some Craft White ink on each one to soften the colors and fussy-cut them out:

I added a stamped banner using the thank you sentiment from the same set, a few sequins, and since I had some extra pumpkins, they went on the inside:

An unusual layout, but I had fun with it! Thanks for popping in today! Enjoy it and be blessed!

I love the Lord, because he hears me; he listens to my prayers.  He listens to me evey time                       I call to him." Psalms 116:1-2

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Pick of the Patch
Card stock & Papers	Very Vanilla, Lost Lagoon
Ink	Lost Lagoon, Pumpkin Pie, Gray Granite, Pebbled Path, Crafty White
Accessories	Silver Sequins
Tools	Cut & Emboss Machine, Stitched Rectangles Dies, Stylish Shapes Dies, Timber EF, Twisted Rop EF, Sponge Dauber

Stamp Club Projects

Happy Tuesday, everyone!  Yesterday was stamp club and I thought I'd share the projects that we made.  First, I want to say that the stamping community is an awesome one, where creative people share their cards freely on their blogs and social media!  That means people like MOI can CASE them (Copy And Share Everything)!  These two cards are a perfect example!  I borrowed ideas from two of my favorite stampers and made them my own!  So thanks, Amanda and Beth!  So here we go!   

The first card was a CASE from Amanda Mertz.  You can see her original card here.  For our card, we used Thick Very Vanilla cardstock, embossed it with the Leaf Fall embossing folder, then layered three strips of All About Autumn DSP, cut with the Rectangle Stitched dies, then added a copper-embossed sentiment from Fruitful Blessings:

The Countryside Corners die was a perfect fit for this pretty sentiment:

And we stamped this sentiment from Lasting Joy in Copper Clay ink on the inside:

Our second project featured a Faux Side Step Card from Beth McCullough.  You can see her original card here.  We used the cute Pick of the Patch set with its matching punch, along with some Pumpkin Pie and Granny Apple Green inks and cardstock:

Here's the inside too:

The girls seemed to love them!  Again, thanks to Amanda and Beth for their creativity!  Thanks for popping in today!

Sawyer caught a fish while on vacation...look at the expression on that face!  Priceless!

Enjoy your day and be blessed!

First Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Lasting Joy, Fruitful Blessings
Card stock & Papers	Thick Very Vanilla, All About Autumn DSP
Ink	Versamark, Copper Clay
Accessories	Copper Embossing Powder, Dimensionals
Tools	Cut & Emboss Machine, Leaf Fall EF, Rectangle Stitched Dies, Countryside Corner Dies, Heat Tool

Second Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Pick of the Patch
Card stock & Papers	Basic White, Granny Apple Green, Pumpkin Pie, Granny Apple Green DSP
Ink	Versamark, Pumpkin Pie, Memento Black, Granny Apple Green, Early Espresso, Crumb Cake
Accessories	Mini Dimensionals
Tools	Pick of the Patch Builder Punch

PP656 Four-Legged Friend

Hello friends! Well, we are back from vacation at the Delaware shore; the weather was not very cooperative but it was nice to get away, rest and relax!  I am finding it a challenge to get back into my stamping groove!  That's why today's card is pretty easy and simple!  It's Joanne's turn to host at the Paper Players, and she has a fun and cute theme for us:

Well, this could have gone in many different directions, because all these critters are pretty cute and I have several stamps that could have fit the bill! I did remember some adorable papers I have been hoarding; they're called Little Fawn & Friends, so I thought I'd use them to make my easy card today:

I used the FMS sketch:

The main panel is from Little Fawn & Friends and is matted with a piece of Petal Pink cardstock; the lower panel is a piece of Copper Clay and another piece of the printed paper.  There are larger images on the inside cover of the paper pad that can be fussy-cut, so I cut out the larger deer and mounted it on a Mellow Moss circle that I "painted" with white craft ink to make it a wee bit lighter.  That cute sentiment is from Pick of the Patch...I think this would be a sweet baby card!

I know all of you have a favorite four-legged friend that you would just love to use for our challenge this week!  Be sure to check out what the Design Team has used over at the Paper Players blog, then come share yours too!  Thanks for visiting today!

On our vacation, we stayed in historical Lewes (pronounced Lewis), Delaware; they have flowers EVERYWHERE in this pretty little town; there's a group of dedicated gardeners who plant and maintain them, and I always enjoy seeing them all around town.  These are along the bridge that spans the canal:

A few here and there along the streets:

I thought this was fun; bicycles painted and planted!

And along Fisherman's Wharf, one of the most gorgeous sunsets I've ever seen!

Enjoy your day and be blessed!

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Pick of the Patch
Card stock & Papers	Basic White, Copper Clay, Petal Pink, Mellow Moss (ret), Little Fawn & Friends (Craft Consortium)
Ink	Copper Clay, Craft White
Accessories	Dimensionals
Tools	Cut & Emboss Machine, Stylish Shapes Dies

PP655 Boo To You

Hi there, friends! I am the hostess today at the Paper Players and I have a nice, easy basic sketch for you to try! It's so basic, I made two cards! Actually I made three, but I'll only share two today!  So here's the sketch:

I just got some really fun Halloween papers from Echo Park called Spooky, and they have scrapbook elements as well as printed papers, so this card was REALLY easy, and other than the inside sentiment, has no stamping!  Check it out:

I diecut my little ghost from a Stylish Shapes die, then mounted it on top of a starry panel, diecut with Scalloped Contour dies.  It all went on a seasonal orange and black plaid piece!  Instead of a bow, I decided to go with some narrow ribbon and a little black glimmer star; it's less bulky and I like how it mimics the stars in the paper!

I stamped a sentiment from Pick of the Patch in Cajun Craze on the inside, and it was done!

For my second card, I switched gears and sped right up to Christmas!  I had been looking through some supplies from last year and came across this cute Santa from the Santa Express Memories & More pack, so I cut him out, added a stenciled background with some festive twine, then mounted him on another Echo Park paper called Santa Claus Lane:

I found a little "ho ho ho" stamp in my stash, and added that as well as a little gold glimmer star on his hat!

I hope you'll have some fun with my sketch this week!  Check out what the others did over at the Paper Players blog, and share yours with us too!  I'll be going on a little bloggy break this week, but I'll be checking out what you create!  Thanks for popping in today; enjoy it and be blessed!

This little critter would have been appropriate for last week's challenge; I found it on my driveway:

It's called a common whitetail....don't those wings look like they could be used at the Indy 500? Wowza!  And then John found this last week behind our shed, while he was mowing:

Yikes!  We need to stay clear of that until winter! But isn't nature fun?!

First Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Pick of the Patch
Card stock & Papers	Basic White, Spooky DSP (Echo Park), Black Glimmer (ret)
Ink	Cajun Craze
Accessories	Narrow Grosgrain Ribbon (ret), Black Dimensionals, Dimensionals
Tools	Cut & Emboss Machine, Stylish Shapes Dies, Scalloped Contour Dies, Small Star Punch (ret)

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	December Days (Pinkfresh)
Card stock & Papers	Basic White, Garden Green, Sweet Sorbet, Gold Glimmer (ret), Santa Express Memories & More Card Pack (ret)
Ink	Garden Green, Real Red
Accessories	Baker's Twine (ret), Dimensionals
Tools	Cut & Emboss Machine, Scalloped Contour Dies, Layering Square Dies (ret), Stylish Shapes Dies, Blending Brush, Knit Wits Stencil (The Greetery), Sports Event Dies (ret, star)

LIM490 Pick of the Patch

Happy Tuesday, peeps! A real simple card today for the Less Is More challenge, which is ORANGE!  

In my high school yearbook, under our senior pictures, we would list our likes and dislikes.  In the "likes" category, I listed orange since it was my favorite color! And I still love all the shades of it.  So I decided to do a lineup of pumpkins in various shades of orange and use the new Pick of the Patch set.  In hindsight I might do this a bit differently, but as usual when using a set for the first time, it's a bit of a trial and error! So here we go:

Before inking up my stamps in various shades of orange, I stamped them all on pieces of Masking Paper and cut them out.  Then I stamped, masked and layered them to create my pumpkin lineup.  I realize the ones on the end look a bit pink, but I used Grapefruit Grove and Calypso Coral inks so they are definitely in the orange family!  I also used Pumpkin Pie, Crisp Cantalope and Cajun Craze.  My leaves and tendrils were stamped in Crumb Cake and I had to add that cute little black crow and fun sentiment in Memento Black:

I did add a few little speckles and called it done!

I got an email several days ago from a blogging friend who said she was sending Cassidy a gift; she'd had it for a long time but finally mailed it off!  On Saturday, just before going to Cassidy's party, I got a box in the mail....it was pretty battered but still intact, and it was from Marina in ALGERIA!  And look at this adorable gift inside:

A cute little stuffed camel, complete with saddle and reins with little ball fringe!  SO cute!  I knew he would get lost in her bedroom, so I brought him home and put him in her bedroom here.  Doesn't he look comfy against my ORANGE pillow, LOL?!  

His little eyes are closed, so I am sure he is resting comfortably!  Thanks, Marina!  And thanks for visiting today--enjoy it and be blessed!

Because the Lord is righteous and good, he teaches sinners the path they should follow.  He leads the humble in the right way and teaches them his will.  With faithfulness and love he leads all who keep his covenant and obey his commands.  Psalms 25:8-10

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Pick of the Patch, Itty Bitty Backgrounds (ret)
Card stock & Papers	Basic White
Ink	Pumpkin Pie, Cajun Craze, Calypso Coral, Crumb Cake, Memento Black, Crisp Cantalope (ret), Grapefruit Grove (ret)
Accessories
Tools